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Re: TT: Cottonwood trees
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Get the Cottonwood identified correctly via the local forestry commission
office or county extension service.
Is anyone familiar with an organization named the "Dogwood Alliance" and
agenda ?
Thanks !
craig/athens,ga.
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> From: RT Ellsberry <rtells@Flora.Com>
> To: Community Forestry <Treetown@Majordomo.Flora.Com>
> Subject: Re: TT: Cottonwood trees
> Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 2:39 PM
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> Dear Sherri Vance -
>
> Thank you for the great letter to TreeTown. As you know it has already
> received 2 responses! Could you write back again please, maybe ask
> the person for more info? Some relevant questions: do we know the
> age of the tree, the trunk circumference/diam, the proximity to struc-
> tures -- either the owners' or the neighbors.' Even if the species
> is not known (although purchasing an Audubon Tree Guide would be a
> shrewd investment right about now, for about $16.oo, less used), we
> could offer some more informed advice with some more details ie:
>
> 1. The tree was purchased from a local garden center in 1987. It was
> called 'Cottonwood,' and now has a trunk diam of ...
>
> 2. The house was built in the early 60's. The tree was left standing
> from the original land. It lies 200 feet from the property line,
> has a trunk circumference of 7 feet, and the owners are willing
> to accept the potential risk to their own house to save the tree ...
>
> (Above 2 statements are only illustrations). If the tree is more than
> a couple of feet (~1m) in diameter, then it starts to get into another
> gray legal area of historic preservation (ecosystem restoration). Some-
> times communities can be persuaded to reverse their own policies when
> presented with compelling arguments to the contrary. Good Luck!
>
> Richard@Flora.Com
> RT Ellsberry
> Baltimore USDA Zone 7
>
>
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